Upcycled Fabric Coiled Jewels

Oooops, I did it again!! :-D Couldn't resist making some more fabric coiled jewels, I've already wore the pendant, it is so my stile: perfect on jeans and black shirt or dress!

Here's a short video process...I've made them from an old t-shirt:

If you like to learn and master this technique here's an ebook I wrote, available in my Etsy shop:

Fabric Tea Bags Galore!

Stitch by stitch by stitch...I needed to keep my hands busy, what better way than a small stitched project? But small doesn't mean fast, so it takes several months to finish these slow stitched tea bags, but I liked the result I got and these are easy to store/hide somewhere, at least :-D

Fabric collage:

Jeans and gel printing:

Here's a short video process:

Rusted fabric:

Here's a short video process:

Upcycled Fabric Leftovers Necklace

When you start coiling fabric..you can't stop! So I tried something little (quick to make but it requires a bit of patience), to make some jewels. I started with a statement necklace, very bold to wear. I have some coiled discs left maybe I will try something sober and and some earrings, my mind is buzzin' with ideas :-)

Here's a short/tease video about it:

If you like to learn and master this technique here's an ebook I wrote, available in my Etsy shop:

Loooove slow stitching! Stitched Hearts

How much I love slow stitching? A lot! But I 'm running out of ideas what to stitch lately. I started to put together these simple stitched hearts before Christmas and well, it took a while to finish and I love how these turned out.

From a gel print with one of my stencil (my favourite one, oh those black micro beads):

And finally I used those rusted fabric:

And here some short video process (are you hooked ;-)?):

New E-Book: Upcycled Fabric Coiled Placemats and Vessel

Would you like to learn how to make these ones out of old garments, jeans, t-shirts and plastic bags? I put together an ebook with hours of instructional videos with my 'lovely' Italian accent and English mistakes everywhere :-D! A big THANK YOU to the my friend Claire that patiently spend time in correcting the step by step PDF(much needed).

To wet your appetite here's a bonus video focused on blanket stitch.

Here's materials you need and the two projects you make, a small placemat and a vessel:

This technique is applicable to coiled basket as well, any size you like

You also learn how to make a nice, decorative closure like this one:

Available in my Etsy shop as direct download

Or here (I send it by email within 24 hours):

This e-book contains: 

- Step by step photo tutorial from start to finish

- 5 video tutorial: 

   - Video 1: Coiled Placemats - Materials and how to start 

   - Video 2: Coiled Placemats - How to add a new thread,a new core, a new piece of fabric

   - Video 3: Coiled Placemats - How to make a decorative closure 

   - Video 4: Coiled Vessel – How to make the sides 

   - Video 5 – Inspiration and resources 

- Bonus video - Focus on Blanket Stitch 

- 24 pages with photo and description

- PDF file

Slow Stitched Vintage Spool

It's one year now that I started slow stitching on painted/dyed fabric. I stitch on the couch in the evening, not every day, when I feel like. Sometimes I embark in a large project, such a 40x40cm pillow case that it takes months to finish, and then it usually followed by something small, such this wrapped sewed vintage spool. Hope you like it!

I transferred a laser printed image on fabric with gesso:

Here's a short video process:

And here the pillow case:

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